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# ln
> Creates links to files and directories.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ln>.
- Create a symbolic link to a file or directory:
`ln -s {{/path/to/file_or_directory}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
- Overwrite an existing symbolic link to point to a different file:
`ln -sf {{/path/to/new_file}} {{path/to/symlink}}`
- Create a hard link to a file:
`ln {{/path/to/file}} {{path/to/hardlink}}`